Top baby names in Tennessee, 1980
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amanda | 1,220 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 1,197 |
| 3 | Jessica | 673 |
| 4 | April | 483 |
| 5 | Tiffany | 481 |
| 6 | Heather | 476 |
| 7 | Amy | 463 |
| 8 | Kimberly | 451 |
| 9 | Crystal | 447 |
| 10 | Angela | 444 |
| 11 | Melissa | 436 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 418 |
| 13 | Mary | 363 |
| 14 | Sarah | 350 |
| 15 | Rachel | 342 |
| 16 | Rebecca | 329 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 326 |
| 18 | Amber | 316 |
| 19 | Ashley | 313 |
| 20 | Brandy | 301 |
| 21 | Misty | 278 |
| 22 | Laura | 275 |
| 23 | Kelly | 257 |
| 24 | Christina | 249 |
| 25 | Jamie | 246 |
| 26 | Lisa | 241 |
| 27 | Emily | 229 |
| 28 | Christy | 213 |
| 29 | Andrea | 197 |
| 30 | Erica | 192 |
| 31 | Julie | 191 |
| 32 | Michelle | 181 |
| 33 | Leslie | 171 |
| 34 | Holly | 162 |
| 35 | Brandi | 156 |
| 35 | Katherine | 156 |
| 37 | Shannon | 152 |
| 38 | Erin | 142 |
| 39 | Tracy | 141 |
| 40 | Kristen | 140 |
| 41 | Carrie | 138 |
| 41 | Tonya | 138 |
| 43 | Kristy | 137 |
| 44 | Melanie | 135 |
| 45 | Sara | 130 |
| 46 | Kristin | 129 |
| 47 | Lori | 128 |
| 48 | Samantha | 124 |
| 49 | Courtney | 122 |
| 50 | Stacy | 121 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,306 |
| 2 | James | 1,252 |
| 3 | Jason | 1,193 |
| 4 | Christopher | 1,163 |
| 5 | Joshua | 1,001 |
| 6 | William | 844 |
| 7 | John | 796 |
| 8 | David | 757 |
| 9 | Robert | 735 |
| 10 | Jeremy | 608 |
| 11 | Jonathan | 579 |
| 12 | Matthew | 568 |
| 13 | Joseph | 566 |
| 14 | Justin | 537 |
| 15 | Daniel | 504 |
| 16 | Charles | 497 |
| 17 | Brian | 496 |
| 18 | Timothy | 438 |
| 19 | Brandon | 426 |
| 20 | Travis | 403 |
| 21 | Kevin | 397 |
| 22 | Thomas | 381 |
| 23 | Adam | 376 |
| 24 | Eric | 365 |
| 25 | Nicholas | 325 |
| 26 | Steven | 322 |
| 27 | Benjamin | 313 |
| 28 | Richard | 287 |
| 29 | Andrew | 286 |
| 30 | Anthony | 284 |
| 31 | Dustin | 262 |
| 32 | Jeffrey | 256 |
| 33 | Nathan | 249 |
| 34 | Mark | 241 |
| 34 | Stephen | 241 |
| 36 | Kenneth | 236 |
| 37 | Bradley | 218 |
| 38 | Patrick | 196 |
| 39 | Chad | 194 |
| 40 | Paul | 192 |
| 41 | Gregory | 175 |
| 42 | Ryan | 173 |
| 43 | Marcus | 172 |
| 44 | Aaron | 167 |
| 45 | Derrick | 164 |
| 46 | Samuel | 162 |
| 47 | Bobby | 160 |
| 48 | Billy | 159 |
| 49 | Wesley | 146 |
| 50 | Gary | 145 |